What are the legal options before the Trinamool leader?
Mahua Moitra expelled as MP: After the ethics panel found her guilty in the case of “cash-for-query,” Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra was expelled as a Lok Sabha MP। The militant leader harshly criticized the Ethics Committee’s report, which stated that she accepted gifts and money from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament to hinder the Narendra Modi-led BJP government।
Moitra case has led to debate over whether soliciting favors in return for parliamentary actions is illegal gratification। Legal experts have emphasized how serious this breach is, saying that if an MP did their parliamentary duties for compensation, the Privileges Committee should be investigated for contempt and a serious breach of privilege।
The Ethics Committee is not the right place to investigate private matters.
Mahua said- There has been no meeting of the Ethics Committee after 2021. The committee has not yet prepared its model code of conduct. If there is any criminal charge against me then the investigating agencies should investigate. The Ethics Committee is not the right place to investigate someone’s private matter. Mahua said- The committee released my summons in the media, hence I am also releasing the letter.
What is the whole matter?
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on October 15. In this, he had accused Mahua that Mahua had taken money and gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani for asking questions in Parliament. The Speaker sent this matter to the Ethics Committee.
Nishikant made another serious allegation against Mahua on 21 October. Nishikant wrote in his post on social media – For some money, an MP mortgaged the security of the country. I have complained to the Lokpal regarding this.
He said that the Parliament ID was opened from Dubai, whereas at that time the alleged MP was in India. The entire Government of India is on this National Informatics Center (NIC). The country’s Prime Minister, Finance Department, and central agencies are here. Do TMC and opposition parties still have to do politics? The decision is of the public. NIC has given this information to the investigating agency.
The Ethics Committee sent a summons to Mahua on October 27 and directed him to appear before the committee on October 31 at 11 a.m. Mahua had written to the Ethics Committee on the same day that she would be able to be present only after November 5. On 28 October, the Ethics Committee asked Mahua to appear before him on 2 November.
Mahua Moitra asked 62 questions in Parliament, 9 related to Adani.
Since becoming MP in 2019, Mahua Moitra has asked 62 questions related to 28 central ministries in Parliament. These include petroleum, agriculture, shipping, civil aviation, railways etc.
According to the sansad. On the website, out of 62 questions, a maximum of nine questions were for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, followed by eight questions for Finance.
Out of a total of 62 questions, 9 were related to the Adani Group. Of these, six questions were for the Petroleum Ministry and one question each for the Finance, Civil Aviation, and Coal Ministries.
